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The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 1999 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:

Species	Red List	Season (year/s of estimate)	Size	IBA criteria
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina	LC	passage (1998)	present	B2

Year	Protected Area	Designation (management category)	% coverage of IBA
-	Wadi Jannata	محمية طبيعية (Ia)	8
-	'Ein et Tuleib	محمية طبيعية (IV)	1
-	'Ein Qawabish	محمية طبيعية (IV)	1
-	En Nabi Gheit	محمية طبيعية (III)	<1
-	Um Al-Safa	Nature Reserve (-)	100

Habitat	% of IBA	Habitat detail
Artificial/Terrestrial	major (>10)	Arable land; Pasture land; Plantations; Urban areas
Forest	major (>10)
Shrubland	major (>10)

Land use	% of IBA
agriculture	major (>10)
rangeland/pastureland	major (>10)
forestry	major (>10)
urban/industrial/transport	minor (<10)
nature conservation and research	minor (<10)

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Um Al-Safa - Nabi Saleh (Palestine). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/um-al-safa--nabi-saleh-iba-palestine on 28/12/2024.